Red Tin Inn: primitive decor

Friday, May 31, 2024

Sugar Bucket upcycle

Some times you need to know when to stop. I recently found a sugar bucket at Habitat it had a broken lid and some one decided that they needed ,in magic marker, to add their initials to it. Every thing else about the bucket was primitive heaven.

I managed to glue the lid top back together but reattaching the rim was difficult. It literally fell apart every time I tried manipulate it. I decided to omit the rim.

Now I have a sugar bucket not in its original state. Rim broken and removed so the lid will not stay on top and removing the lid with out a rim is frustrating.

I had found a well used wooden trowel on one of my excursions and picked it up just because it was well worn and you just never know when you may need a trowel.

I decided the handle on the trowel was some what primitive enough to be a up Cycled Sugar Bucket lid handle.

I addressed the sliding of the lid with an old dowel. I cut three 1/4 inch pcs off and attached them under the lid. The positioning was off the edge a smidge over the thickness of the bucket wall.

You drop the lid on and it will not slide off.

Now the general state of the bucket was beautiful in my opinion. I did not think I could replicate the color of the original paint so I stopped here and decided not to paint. I sanded the lettering off as best I could and applied clear and dark wax to age those scuffed areas.

I also cleaned and waxed the interior.

A perfect storage container in any room of any home!

Hope you have good one!

Sheryl

Our local Hobby Lobby marked their spring line down 80% and I could not resist. These bird hooks were under a dollar. Hubby and I shortened a red fence and had some rails left and this was the perfect opportunity to mix some new with the old.

So I gathered up some basic supplies...The bird hooks...some old screws , sand paper, paste wax , rail fence board , tape measure and Drill.

I lightly sanded the fence rail and then buffed on a nice coat of paste wax. I determined where I wanted the bird hooks to go....somewhat centered and equal distances apart. I pre drilled the holes than attached them with screws that had rusty heads. This was a simple yet rewarding project...